Many times. Since I don’t celebrate Christmas, I’m just cooking and watching LOTR movies.
^ This is exactly how you celebrate Christmas.
Nice! I do the same thing for Thanksgiving, while pet sitting for my parents
Often. I’m not a christian, I don’t observe Christmas, and see my family regularly through the year.
I do enjoy Christmas movies from the 90s though, so I’ll usually snuggle up with the cats and watch them while I sip a hot beverage.
Yes, a few times.
Why? Because I could. Various friends were spending time with their families. I was invited, but politely declined, having made the mistake of accepting in previous years.
It was glorious: pizza, pot noodles, mince pies, cheesecake and whatever I wanted to binge watch, read or listen to for about 4 days solid.
Why was it a mistake to accept the invitation in previous years?
I only accepted the invite from one friend, but did so a couple of times. They were a large and competitive family (I had been warned) who seemed to view family gatherings as part inquisition and part contact sport.
After the first time, I thought that it wouldn’t be as bad now that I had met them, but then discovered that they had been holding back out of politeness the first time. I realised the error of my ways after that and could see why my friend was in two minds about going at all.
…all the time? It’s fine.
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almost always, i don’t have anyone to spend it with and it also isn’t something i have much emotional attachment to, so other than sending out a few “merry xmas” type messages i just treat it as a normal day. if there are pretty lights in the park or a cute market or something around that time of year, i will go along to that (but i also do that alone). i don’t really know much other way to do it tbh, when i was growing up it was always a hugely stressful thing with everyone angry or upset, so i like mine a lot better now :bc_smilomsweat:
I usually spend it alone on a snowboard trip, and absolutely love it.
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Every fucking year for the last 15 years. I would have it no other way.
A few, it was just like any weekend day except I couldn’t go shopping.
Christmas doesn’t have any significance to me or my mother, so we don’t go out of our way to spend time together. In fact she tends to gleefully pick up extra hours at work because they pay her more. If I’m single or my partner is unavailable this results in me spending Christmas alone, which I honestly enjoy. If I’m in a relationship, I usually get sucked into whatever Christmas shenanigans my partner’s family gets up to.
Once, I got a whole pizza pie from the place down the street, and ate it while hanging with my cat and playing some nice single player games.
Another time, a friend of mine surprise ordered me Indian food. Ate it while playing video games with the cat.
Different time, was cat sitting for a friend. She ordered me a pie, which I ate while playing games and chilling with the cat.
All were pretty good, really.
The why was “I’m not that close with my family, don’t want to travel, and I’m not seeing anyone who invited me”
My partner was away, so I decided to decline invitations from friends, got myself a box of luxury chocolates and just generally treated myself to a nice day.
It was wonderful
Back when my family still spoke to me I ended up having to spend one Christmas in a lockdown psychiatric facility. Couldn’t even contact them. My life is pure chaos and it’s only getting worse. The part I fear the most is that I’m only middle-aged.
I am sorry to hear that. Hope things get better for you soon!
I have been married all through the millenium and I don’t recall not being with people before that. My wife and I have had xmass just together lots though.
